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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe agency to address AZ safety + Iran says freighter hit by 'explosion' + Covid fears for Indonesia cyclone survivors + Polar bears snack on eggs as Arctic shrinks + Kim Kardashian on Forbes billionaires' list Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE The European Medicines Agency holds a press conference on its findings over possible links between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and blood clots, concerns that have seen a number of countries halt or restrict their use of the jab. 700 words 1200 GMT by Danny Kemp with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Iran-shipping-blast,WRAP TEHRAN An Iranian freighter was hit by an "explosion" in the Red Sea, Tehran says, after US media reported Israel had struck the ship in retaliation for past Iranian strikes on its own vessels. 400 words 0930 GMT. File picture Indonesia-ETimor-flood-disaster-landslide,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Indonesia's navy readies hospital ships to help treat injured survivors of a cyclone that has killed about 160 people in the archipelago and neighbouring East Timor, as fears grow over coronavirus outbreaks in cramped evacuation shelters. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,SCENE Climate-environment-Arctic-polarbear PARIS Hungry polar bears are increasingly foraging for seabird eggs as climate change shrinks their Arctic hunting grounds, but research highlights the struggle these apex predators have to adapt to their rapidly changing environment. 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. File picture US-business-entertainment-billionaire-Kardashian WASHINGTON Reality television star, influencer and business owner Kim Kardashian West is officially a billionaire, according to an estimate from Forbes, making her debut on the exclusive global list only one year after her younger sister Kylie Jenner fell off it. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-mental-disorders-longCovid PARIS One in three people who overcome Covid-19 suffer from a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis six months on, according to the largest study so far published on the mental toll that long-Covid takes on survivors. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Brazil-prostitution,VIDEO ESSAY BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Prostitutes in the city of Belo Horizonte in southeast Brazil have gone on strike for a week, demanding to be included in the group of front-line workers receiving priority coronavirus vaccines. 300 words moved by Douglas Magno. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccine-passport,FOCUS NEW YORK As the United States' vaccination campaign accelerates, so-called vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system that complicates the centralization of data. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-politics,FOCUS BRASILIA Marcia Matos was getting her two-year-old ready for school when news arrived of the latest twist in the political and legal battles that have plunged Brazil's Covid-19 response into chaos: in-person classes were canceled again. 700 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,VIDEOESSAY TAEZ, Yemen Between the mountain ranges of Taez, dozens of fresh graves are being hastily dug in Yemen's third city to deal with a spike in deaths from Covid-linked complications. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Sudan-Judaism-religion-Israel-diplomacy,FOCUS KHARTOUM In a shabby Khartoum neighbourhood, Hebrew-lettered gravestones jut up from a rubble-strewn plot, remnants of the small but vibrant Jewish community that once lived in Sudan. 850 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy-education,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Mohammad Sleiman travelled to Belarus to become the first doctor in his family, but he now fears his country's economic crisis -- and bans on overseas cash transfers -- will get him expelled. 750 words 1200 GMT by Alice Hackman. Picture -- 60th ANNIVERSARY OF GAGARIN LAUNCH -- Russia-space-Gagarin-aerospace,FOCUS MOSCOW Sixty years after the Soviet Union made history by launching Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961, Russia continues to have lofty extraterrestrial ambitions, but its ability to realise them is more down to earth. 800 words moved by Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva. Picture. Video Russia-space-Gagarin-legend,FOCUS MOSCOW Sixty years after he became the first person in space, there are few figures more universally admired in Russia today than Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, whose legend lives on as a source of national pride. 650 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video. File Picture. File Video Russia-space-Gagarin-history,FACTS MOSCOW Sixty years ago cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, securing victory for the Soviet Union in its race with Washington and marking a new chapter in the history of space exploration. Here are five things to know about Gagarin's legendary flight. 500 words moved Also moved: Russia-space-Gagarin-science-history,FACTS Russia-space-Gagarin-US-Germany,FACTS Russia-space-Gagarin-US-China,CHRONO -- EUROPE -- Greece-abuse-gymnastics-GRE,WRAP ATHENS Nearly two dozen Greek gymnasts release a shocking letter to the president and prime minister, alleging decades of abuse and neglect "bordering on torture" at the hands of their coaches. 500 words 1100 GMT by John Hadoulis Denmark-Greenland-vote,WRAP NUUK A left-wing environmentalist party opposed to a controversial mining project wins a clear victory in Greenland's parliamentary election, as Greenlanders are seen to put the environment ahead of the economy. 650 words 1030 GMT by Christian Solbeck with Camille Bas-Wohlert in Copenhagen. Picture France-health-euthanasia,ADVANCER PARIS A bill to legalise euthanasia goes before a deeply divided French parliament, with right-wingers planning to torpedo any vote with thousands of amendments and the government not taking sides. 550 words 1030 GMT by Christophe de Roquefeuil Also moving: France-euthanasia-Europe,FACTS Britain-France-justice-rights-Amnesty-Russia-Saudi,PROFILE PARIS Amnesty International's new French secretary general Agnes Callamard is an unwavering thorn in the side of autocrats and rights abusers who is also unafraid to turn a critical eye on her home country. 650 words 1030 GMT by Marine Pennetier. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar politics military,WRAP YANGON A group representing Myanmar's ousted civilian government says it has gathered 180,000 pieces of evidence showing rights abuses by the junta including torture and extrajudicial killings. 700 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Pakistan-women-assault-Khan ISLAMABAD Pakistan rights campaigners accuse Prime Minister Imran Khan of "baffling ignorance" after the former playboy cricketer linked a rise in rape cases to how women dress. 450 words 1000 GMT. File video. File photo Palau-Taiwan-China-politics-diplomacy-US,INTERVIEW HONG KONG He leads one of the world's smallest nations, but Surangel Whipps says Palau will not be bullied by anyone into deciding its future -- least of all by China. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Djibouti-vote,ADVANCER NAIROBI Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to extend his two-decade rule of the tiny Horn of Africa nation as the country heads to the polls Friday. 600 words moved by Marion Douet Also moved: Djibouti-vote-politics,PROFILE Djibouti-vote-facts,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- AMERICAS -- Entertainment-US-streaming-crime-fraud-Avery LOS ANGELES American actor Zach Avery is arrested by FBI agents in Los Angeles for allegedly masterminding a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of hundreds of millions of dollars, US authorities say. 300 words moved US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota George Floyd's death unleashed a fierce debate over reforming the US police, but the trial of the officer accused of his murder has steered well clear of putting the force in the dock. 600 words moved by Joy Powell with Charlotte Plantive in Washington. Picture. Video Peru-vote-congress,PROFILE LIMA Ex-prostitute Angela Villon is one of several unconventional candidates vying for a seat in Peru's national congress in elections Sunday -- a reflection of the country's growing diversity. 700 words moved by Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video Also moved: Ecuador-politics-vote-environment,FOCUS -- BUSINESS/TECH -- US-IT-hacking-internet-Facebook SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists. 350 words moved Japan-company-economy-Britain-Toshiba-merger,4thlead TOKYO Toshiba is considering a buyout offer from a British private equity fund, it says, with reports suggesting the deal could be worth about $20 billion. 450 words moved GMT Saudi-economy-UAE-investment,FOCUS RIYADH On sun-dappled skyscrapers, construction workers put finishing touches to a long-delayed financial district in Riyadh that is taking centre stage as competition heats up with Dubai to attract foreign firms. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Golf-Masters AUGUSTA Augusta National has served a warning to the world's greatest golfers with firm and fast conditions like some have never seen ahead of Thursday's start of the 85th Masters. 750 words moved by Jim Slater. Picture Oly-Beijing-2022-US-diplomacy,lead WASHINGTON The United States says it will discuss calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics with its allies after growing pressure to shun the Winter Games on human rights grounds. 450 words moved afp
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